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first you had superstorm sandy, then the nor'easter and seriously cold temps. gary mcgrady is with us. so, gary are let's hope some warm weather is sticking around.a while. >> will, today we were up to 58 degrees. we're into the 60s for the weekend and at least on monday. it will get cooler after monday. right now, though, we look at satellite picture. it's all fair out there. there are some showers coming into northwestern ohio right now, all indications are that's going to weaken and dissipate. we may see a few high and midlevel clouds early tomorrow morning. the plan for the weekend is this ridge of high pressure really will kind of pump up through the area and keep us protected. that will keep most of the cloud cover going north of us. any chance of rain going to the north of us and maybe more importantly, it will bring in these southerly winds. it will help get temperatures back up to the mild category. i think we're probably going to be up into the middle 60s tomorrow and as we start getting into sunday, we're talking the upper 60s. it would not surprise
first you had superstorm sandy, then the nor'easter and seriously cold temps. gary mcgrady is with us. so, gary are let's hope some warm weather is sticking around.a while. >> will, today we were up to 58 degrees. we're into the 60s for the weekend and at least on monday. it will get cooler after monday. right now, though, we look at satellite picture. it's all fair out there. there are some showers coming into northwestern ohio right now, all indications are that's going to weaken and...
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. >>> some people in new york city took up shovels and tools to help victims of super storm sandy. the volunteers got on buses at city hall and went to some of the hardest hit areas like staten island. they are sorting goods, checking on residents, delivering supplies. there are 36 diaster recovery centers in new york city with more to come. >>> while things are improving nearly two weeks after the storm, there are plenty of people who still do not have power. fox's peter doocey has more on why some are running out of patience. >> reporter: almost two weeks after super storm sandy passed through, some people are still without company. the largest company on long island, lipa now being blamed for poor preparation. >> i don't believe what they did was adequate. i don't believe it was right. part of it is the system design and part of it is just their performance and the fact that these utilities are a monopoly. >> reporter: government-owned lipa asked other utility companies for 700 workers to help them restore power but they ended needing 10,000. the companies that lipo contracted t
. >>> some people in new york city took up shovels and tools to help victims of super storm sandy. the volunteers got on buses at city hall and went to some of the hardest hit areas like staten island. they are sorting goods, checking on residents, delivering supplies. there are 36 diaster recovery centers in new york city with more to come. >>> while things are improving nearly two weeks after the storm, there are plenty of people who still do not have power. fox's peter...
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nearly 4,000 rabbis came out in brooklyn today to help with sandy relief efforts. the rabbis traveled to new york from more than 25 countries. >>> tomorrow it will be two weeks since superstorm sandy pounded the northeast. the road to recovery has just begun for the hard hit areas. >> some are still waiting for the lights to come back on. fox's anna coyman has the latest. >> reporter: outage numbers from the power companies can be misleading as to how many people are truly still cold and in the dark. that's because there are tens of thousands of storm ravaged victims whose electrical equipment is so waterlogged power crews can't even get in to bring their service back. that equipment must be repaired, tested and then certified. after protests by angry residents and an investigation into the power company was called by new york governor andrew cuomo criticizing them for being unprepared and badly managed, the chief operating officer of the long island power authority contends his workers are repairing unprecedented storm damage as fast as they can. about 6,400 linem
nearly 4,000 rabbis came out in brooklyn today to help with sandy relief efforts. the rabbis traveled to new york from more than 25 countries. >>> tomorrow it will be two weeks since superstorm sandy pounded the northeast. the road to recovery has just begun for the hard hit areas. >> some are still waiting for the lights to come back on. fox's anna coyman has the latest. >> reporter: outage numbers from the power companies can be misleading as to how many people are truly...
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. >>> president obama made his second trip to the northeast since hurricane sandy. parts of the area are still in n shock after the storm leveled towns and -- in shock after the storm leveled towns and left areas flooded. >> reporter: embracing his role as comforter and chief, president obama toured staten island, parts of which were devastated by hurricane sandy. >> i promise to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going to be here until the rebuilt is complete and i meant it. so i'm going to come back today, but i'm also going to be coming back in the future to make sure that we have followed through on that commitment. >> reporter: he visited a fema disaster recovery center which provides hot pleas and showers and offers -- meals and showers and offers victims information about applying for government help, his visit meant to demonstrate the commitment of the government appreciated but some say it's far from enough. >> reporter: what do you want them to do? >> step it up. come down here. put on a pair of boots and gloves and
. >>> president obama made his second trip to the northeast since hurricane sandy. parts of the area are still in n shock after the storm leveled towns and -- in shock after the storm leveled towns and left areas flooded. >> reporter: embracing his role as comforter and chief, president obama toured staten island, parts of which were devastated by hurricane sandy. >> i promise to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are...
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the remnants of sandy moving out. to the west, we have that storm brewing and that is for next week and could be a powerful storm up the atlcoast. a lot of variables and we're going to watch it closely to see how it pans out. currently, this is a look at the highs, 50 degrees at reagan national; 48, dulles and bwi- thurgood marshal. temperatures from 13 to 14 degrees below the seasonal average. a cold and chilly night, going down to 40 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. the winds pushing from the northwest. 2:00 a.m., that is when the clocks fall back and make sure before you go to bed, you set your clocks back one hour, and that will at least help you to get an extra hour of sleep as we go through. the temperatures right now, though, into the upper 30s and into the 40s everywhere and that is a chilly night ahead. back to you. >> all right, thank you, gwenn. >>> coming up on the news at 10, police need your help catching a criminal accused of attacks a woman on the capitol crescent trail. >>> plus, a sex sexual assault
the remnants of sandy moving out. to the west, we have that storm brewing and that is for next week and could be a powerful storm up the atlcoast. a lot of variables and we're going to watch it closely to see how it pans out. currently, this is a look at the highs, 50 degrees at reagan national; 48, dulles and bwi- thurgood marshal. temperatures from 13 to 14 degrees below the seasonal average. a cold and chilly night, going down to 40 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. the winds pushing from the...
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we have the update. >> reporter: the blame game following sandy and the nor'easter rages on. new york governor andrew cuomo launching a commission to investigate and study storm preparation and management of new york utility companies and recommend reforms. in staten island folks feel abandoned saying fema, the red cross have been practically nonexistent. both say they're doing everything they can to help victims. officials on staten island say a power restoration program called quick start is being expanded to hundreds of homes after a successful test runful looting has become a major concern. >> -- run. looting has become a major concern. >> before they put these lights up people were coming out of nowhere. >> reporter: the nypd reporting a spike in crime in the days following the storm. a man has a number of charges including attempted murder. the rebuilding effort will be costly. new york city mayor michael bloomberg is asking the federal government for 500 million to help pay for immediate repairs around the city. >> we need to repair or replace boiler systems, backup ge
we have the update. >> reporter: the blame game following sandy and the nor'easter rages on. new york governor andrew cuomo launching a commission to investigate and study storm preparation and management of new york utility companies and recommend reforms. in staten island folks feel abandoned saying fema, the red cross have been practically nonexistent. both say they're doing everything they can to help victims. officials on staten island say a power restoration program called quick...
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. >> and in the wake of super storm sandy, the president made his most poignant comments yet on his belief in global warming. >> there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real. that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. >> president was also asked wednesday if he briefs he has a mandate. the president says he does and thinks that voters had a clear understanding of the two different paths that both he and mitt romney laid out during campaign. the president added that congress should pay attention to last week's results. in the newsroom, tom fitz gerald, fox 5 news. >>> this is the first press conference he had after being re-elected. before we get to the specific topic, i want to ask you about the president himself. did you think he had a different demeanor or different swagger. >> sean, you are telepathic. you read my mind. i was going to say, he seemed much more relaxed, much more amiable, not the least bit defensive. he has not had a press conf
. >> and in the wake of super storm sandy, the president made his most poignant comments yet on his belief in global warming. >> there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real. that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. >> president was also asked wednesday if he briefs he has a mandate. the president says he does and thinks that...
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. >> and superstorm sandy may put a damper on christmas, details at 11:00. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> redskins back from the bye week and ready to tackle the remainder of the season. fox 5 sport director scott smith with what's next for the burgundy and gold. >> it's a battle of 3-16 this sunday when the eagles pay a visit to fedex field, already rumors that nick foles will play for the injured michael vick. mike shanahan is hoping the down time can create an upward trend the next seven games. robert griffin, iii says his ribs are much better after some soreness in the carolina game and a handful of other guys are trying to get back into game speed including pierre garcon. lindsay murphy has the latest. >> reporter: good evening from redskins park. mike shanahan said his team came back eshed, rejuvenated and ready for the second half of the season, but they are struggling and it's not getting any easier down the stretch starting sunday with the philadelphia e
. >> and superstorm sandy may put a damper on christmas, details at 11:00. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> redskins back from the bye week and ready to tackle the remainder of the season. fox 5 sport director scott smith with what's next for the burgundy and gold. >> it's a battle of 3-16 this sunday when the eagles pay a visit to fedex field, already rumors that nick foles will...